PERU VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,315	1	15,326	+ 1,988
HIV/AIDS	2	14,531	31	849	+ 13,682
Coronary Heart Disease	3	13,005	2	13,769	- 764
Stroke	4	10,366	3	7,722	+ 2,644
Birth Trauma	5	9,745	37	537	+ 9,208
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,983	9	4,414	+ 4,569
Malaria	7	8,708	61	35	+ 8,673
Low Birth Weight	8	8,549	24	1,475	+ 7,074
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	8,084	27	1,108	+ 6,976
Tuberculosis	10	5,749	17	2,377	+ 3,372
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,949	19	1,997	+ 2,952
Liver Cancer	12	4,870	16	2,476	+ 2,394
Maternal Conditions	13	4,460	43	345	+ 4,115
Liver Disease	14	4,177	5	6,375	- 2,198
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,743	8	4,437	- 693
Kidney Disease	16	3,432	4	7,234	- 3,803
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,969	40	474	+ 2,495
Meningitis	18	2,955	56	118	+ 2,837
Lung Disease	19	2,660	15	2,519	+ 141
Violence	20	2,519	12	3,013	- 494
Other Injuries	21	2,510	13	2,876	- 366
Hypertension	22	2,224	28	1,061	+ 1,163
Cervical Cancer	23	1,871	21	1,924	- 53
Asthma	24	1,732	50	208	+ 1,524
Suicide	25	1,455	30	903	+ 552
Malnutrition	26	1,417	29	1,006	+ 411
Pertussis	27	1,276	48	260	+ 1,015
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,149	6	5,811	- 4,662
Falls	29	1,071	25	1,285	- 213
Drownings	30	887	36	584	+ 303
Fires	31	860	49	239	+ 621
Inflammatory/Heart	32	765	39	494	+ 271
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	729	35	609	+ 120
Syphilis	34	706	52	182	+ 523
Epilepsy	35	556	47	262	+ 294
Poisonings	36	545	55	126	+ 419
Parkinson's Disease	37	443	26	1,270	- 827
Lung Cancers	38	433	10	3,169	- 2,735
Drug Use	39	360	34	635	- 276
Breast Cancer	40	340	20	1,969	- 1,630
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	306	51	198	+ 108
Schistosomiasis	42	293	77	0	+ 293
Prostate Cancer	43	266	11	3,167	- 2,901
Skin Disease	44	240	54	156	+ 84
Tetanus	45	238	60	48	+ 190
Hepatitis B	46	178	64	10	+ 168
Stomach Cancer	47	175	7	5,072	- 4,897
Encephalitis	48	174	46	281	- 106
Measles	49	174	73	0	+ 174
Alcohol	50	156	44	321	- 166
Lymphomas	51	150	18	2,254	- 2,104
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	137	14	2,642	- 2,505
Pancreas Cancer	53	72	23	1,607	- 1,534
Oesophagus Cancer	54	70	42	394	- 324
Appendicitis	55	61	53	170	- 110
Bladder Cancer	56	57	41	463	- 406
Other Neoplasms	57	36	58	54	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	58	35	62	35	+ 1
Leukemia	59	30	22	1,850	- 1,820
Leishmaniasis	60	29	76	0	+ 29
Ovary Cancer	61	28	33	713	- 686
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	23	57	107	- 84
Ascariasis	63	22	69	2	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	64	20	63	11	+ 9
Hepatitis C	65	13	65	4	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	66	13	45	304	- 291
Diphtheria	67	4	70	1	+ 3
Skin Cancers	68	4	32	786	- 782
War	69	4	67	3	+ 0
Chlamydia	70	3	68	3	+ 0
Oral Cancer	71	3	38	519	- 516
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 3
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.